BloomTrading bot users lose nearly $1M as wallets get drained

Users of BloomTrading, a Telegram-based trading bot, report losing nearly $1 million after a wave of wallet drains on October 26, 2026. The team has paused some services while it investigates. For traders who handed the bot the keys to their wallets, that pause offers little comfort. Bloom says it is looking into a possible third-party compromise. It has also committed to reimburse affected users by sending funds to new, secure wallets. What happened to Bloom users Approximately 48 to 49 wallets tied to BloomTrading users were targeted in the incident. The attacker reportedly walked away with about 9,408 SOL. At the time of the drain, that haul was valued between $950,000 and $954,000. The losses were concentrated almost entirely in SOL. Some USDC holdings in the affected wallets were reportedly left untouched. The individual damage was not evenly spread. Some affected traders, including well-known names in the space, cited personal losses reaching as high as $80,000. Those users have pinned the blame on vulnerabilities in the Bloom service itself. Several urged others still using the bot to pull their funds out immediately. Bloom’s response so far has three parts. It temporarily d...